In addition to other harmful fallacies this cartoon propagates, it makes “being human” seem very simple, very separate, and very independent
In addition to other harmful fallacies this cartoon propagates, it makes “being human” seem very simple, very separate, and very independent
In reality, Homo sapiens wouldn’t exist without our complex evolutionary and ecological associations
This isn’t only “external” but also internal
10,000 species occupy human body
Fu et al. (2016) The genetic history of Ice Age Europe. Nature 534: 7606-7616
Is there a particular part of the world where you would predict Neanderthal ancestry in modern human genomes would be particularly high? Why?
Do you expect the proportion of Neanderthal ancestry to increase, decrease, or stay constant over the last 50,000 years? Why?
